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Steelers, Penguins, Pirates ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’› fan now in Colorado. WVU alum ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›. Retired athletic trainer. Proudly "woke" and defender of democracy. โŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‘ "I will not give into the lies. I will not give into the fear." - Jim Acosta

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It felt good to wake up in America today.

05.11.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16487    ๐Ÿ” 1604    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 601    ๐Ÿ“Œ 106

I will say it again, the best part about Prop 50 is that California did it with the power and the confidence of its people.

Texas did it in secret, away from public view and from the orders of the thug rapist in the Oval.

Fair maps for all, until we have a Congress that represents all of us.

05.11.2025 04:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 831    ๐Ÿ” 206    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

05.11.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Graphic of blue fist raised amongst the people

Graphic of blue fist raised amongst the people

#MorningVibe

In a democracy, power doesnโ€™t rest in marble hallsโ€”it lives in our voices, our votes, our unity. When the people rise, no leader, lobby, or lie can stand in the way. The power is oursโ€”always has been, always will be.

#PeoplePower

05.11.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 421    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear

05.11.2025 03:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35571    ๐Ÿ” 6860    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 300    ๐Ÿ“Œ 172

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05.11.2025 03:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ICE mistakenly arrests father and two kids and holds them 36 hours in 'torture' An ICE officer admitted that agents were unaware that they were stopping Fernando Jaramillo-Solano on Monday morning in Durango while he was driving his two kids to school

Mistaken identity led to the arrest of a Colorado man and his two children. The family spent a grueling 36 hours in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and was mistreated, humiliated, and denied enough meals. Join your local resistance movement!

www.themirror.com/news/us-news...

04.11.2025 01:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 827    ๐Ÿ” 453    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.

05.11.2025 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3865    ๐Ÿ” 660    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43
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#jokesters sing along๐ŸŽถ

04.11.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 214    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

This is a classic form of voter intimidationโ€”making people feel like itโ€™s not safe to go to the polls. It moments like this where we need to summon our courage & vote anyhow. Vote in the tradition of the people who marched in Selma to secure the right to vote.

04.11.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6140    ๐Ÿ” 2129    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 162    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62
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Sharing

03.11.2025 02:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1221    ๐Ÿ” 623    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74
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LIVE: BREAKING NEWS on Election as TRUMP and GOP PANIC YouTube video by MeidasTouch

Major elections across the country could mark the biggest rebuke to Trump and MAGA yet; Trumpโ€™s heavily edited 60 Minutes interview couldnโ€™t hide his corruption; MAGA Mikeโ€™s daily self-flagellation; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT.

04.11.2025 00:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 948    ๐Ÿ” 243    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Live updates: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judgesโ€™ rulings President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAPย after a pair of judgesโ€™ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.

If your president has to be forced to take care of his people through court orders, he is not a president he is a tyrant.

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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.

03.11.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26174    ๐Ÿ” 10379    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 688    ๐Ÿ“Œ 489

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03.11.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"When all are tired, cold, and hungry at the end of the day, it is the leader who puts aside his personal discomfort to look to the needs of his soldiers."

General George Catlett Marshall, Jr ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
#SheShed

03.11.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2058    ๐Ÿ” 912    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 132    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47
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02.11.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

01.11.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It still boggles my mind that so many people couldn't grasp last year how significantly more morally depraved a second Trump term would be in comparison to the first. And how so many people still can't comprehend that our national crisis isn't about politics, but simple morality.

30.10.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6971    ๐Ÿ” 1667    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 410    ๐Ÿ“Œ 106

This ๐Ÿ’ฏ

31.10.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ‘‡

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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): โ€œIf this is what theyโ€™re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilitiesโ€ฆ what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?โ€

31.10.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33052    ๐Ÿ” 12100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 468    ๐Ÿ“Œ 420

Republican promises don't carry much weight or "promise."

Hold tight to your demands for better access to health care, Democrats. You are America's only hope.

24.10.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. Itโ€™s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Donโ€™t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

30.10.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18254    ๐Ÿ” 6489    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 430    ๐Ÿ“Œ 259

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